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Burundi
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · capital Bujumbura
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old63.8years
Ranks 198 of 217 in 2024
15% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old47.1per 1,000 live births
Ranks 163 of 196 in 2024
2.2× above world median · 4% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old392per 100,000 live births
Ranks 181 of 194 in 2023
7.3× above world median · 53% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2024 · 2 years old52.8% of under-5s
Ranks 6 of 6 in 2024
1.1× above world median · 72% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 6 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old9.09% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
44% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.79births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.5× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2020 · 6 years old71.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 37 of 42 in 2020
24% below world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2025 · 1 year old100.6% gross
Ranks 6 of 13 in 2025
about the same world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 13 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Education spending
2025 · 1 year old4.50% of GDP
Ranks 1 of 2 in 2025
6% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 2 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old234current US$
Ranks 186 of 186 in 2025
97% below world median · 83% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old1,248international $
Ranks 185 of 185 in 2025
94% below world median · 72% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2020 · 6 years old74.2% of population
Ranks 69 of 70 in 2020
113.2× above world median · 67% above Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 70 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2020 · 6 years old37.5index, 0–100
Ranks 51 of 70 in 2020
9% above world median · about the same Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 70 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old0.9% of labour force
Ranks 5 of 182 in 2025
82% below world median · 82% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old34.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
10.2× above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old3.80% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.4× above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old20.1% of population
Ranks 211 of 215 in 2024
80% below world median · 65% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old8.6% of population
Ranks 182 of 182 in 2024
90% below world median · 77% below Sub-Saharan Africa
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.07t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
97% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old14.4mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
1.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Burundi has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.